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Athlete of the Week: Forsyth Country Day School's Tyler Hartley

He can be called a good golfer and a very busy man, Sports Director Kenny Beck introduces a special young man with a great work ethic Forsyth Country Day's Tyler Hartley.

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Updated: 6:27 PM EDT May 30, 2013

Athlete of the Week: Forsyth Country Day School's Tyler Hartley

He can be called a good golfer and a very busy man, Sports Director Kenny Beck introduces a special young man with a great work ethic Forsyth Country Day's Tyler Hartley.

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WEBVTT MOST HIGH SCHOOLATHLETES KEEP BUSYSCHEDULES.BUT TONIGHT'S FLOWATHLETE OF THE WEEKTAKES IT TO A WHOLENEW LEVEL.SPORTS DIRECTORKENNY BECK IS HERETO INTRODUCE TYLERHARTLEY.TYLER IS A JUNIOR ATFORSYTH COUNTRYDAY SCHOOL.WHEN HE'S NOTPLAYING ONE OF THEMOST TIME-CONSUMING SPORTSTHAT EXISTS... HE'SWORKING AT ONE OFHIS áTWOá FAMILYBUSINESSES.TRACKHE CAN DRIVE AGOLF BALL...TRACKAND HE CAN DRIVE ATRACTOR.BUT IF YOU WANT TODRIVE TYLER HARTLEYáCRAZYá...GIVE HIM AFEW MINUTES OF FREETIME.HE'LL GO NUTS!I ENJOY EVERYTHING IDO. IT'S NOT JUSTBECAUSE I HAVE TO,IT'S BECAUSE I WANTTO. EVERYTHING I DOIS BASICALLY BECAUSEI WANT TO PERSUE MYDREAMS.TRACKASIDE FROM BEINGONE OF THE TOPGOLFERS IN THECONFERENCE, THISFORSYTH COUNTRYDAY JUNIOR ALSOPLAYS A KEY ROLE ATHIS 300-ACRE FAMILYFARM.THEY HAVE CORN ANDSOYBEANS.ON TOP OF THAT, HEWORKS AT HIS FAMILY'SCONCRETE BUSINESS.A BUSY DAY WOULD BEGETTING HOME FROMSCHOOL, PRACTICINGGOLF SOME, AND THENEITHER GOING TOWORK, PROBABLY ATTHE FARM, UNTIL, JUSTWHENEVER WE GETDONE. THERE ARE NOSET HOURS ORANYTHING.TRACKTYLER'S FATHER,CHAD SAYS HIS BOYMIGHT BE TIRED AT THEEND OF THE DAY...BUTTHAT'S GOOD...THAT'SLIFE!YOU HAVE TO WORK,EARN A LIVING, BE ANASSET TO YOURCOMMUNITY, SAVE. SOI'M PROUD WHEN I SEEHIM WORK.TRACKTYLER'S GOLFCOACH SAYS HE CANTELL WHEN HE'SLOOKING RUNDOWN...BUT HEDOESN'T COMPLAIN.HE JUST COMPETES-AT EVERYTHING!WE'RE ALL PROUD OFHIM FOR THAT. HE'STHE KIND OF KID THATYOU WANT, YOU WANTYOUR KIDS TO SEEHOW MUCH HE DOES.AND THEY'LL LEARN TOAPPRECIATE IT.TRACKTYLER HARTLEY.HE'S ONE BUSY GUY.AND HE'S THIS WEEK'SFLOW ATHLETE OF THEWEEK.IF YOU KNOW A LOCALHIGH SCHOOL STUDENTWHO'S BEATING THEODDS, OVERCOMINGADVERSITY, OR HAS AUNIQUE STORY,NOMINATE THEM TO BETHE NEXT FLOWATHLETE OF THE WEEK.SEND EMAILS TO"SPORTS- AT- WXII12-DOT COM"OR YOU CAN FIND MEON TWITTER-@KENNYBECKWXII.FORSYTH COUNTRYDAY ENDED UPWINNING A STATE GOLFCHAMPIONSHIP THISSEASON.AND TYLER WASNAMED ALL-CONFERENCE.

Athlete of the Week: Forsyth Country Day School's Tyler Hartley

He can be called a good golfer and a very busy man, Sports Director Kenny Beck introduces a special young man with a great work ethic Forsyth Country Day's Tyler Hartley.